Muncimir ( la, Muncimiro), sometimes called Mutimir, was a duke ( hr, knez) of the Duchy of Croatia and reigned from 892 to around 910. He was a member of the

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Biography

Muncimir succeeded

Branimir Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common ...

in 892 as the Duke of Croatia, restoring the line of the

to the throne of Croatia. He reigned from Biaći near

Trogir Trogir (; historically known as Traù (from Dalmatian language, Dalmatian, Venetian language, Venetian and Italian language, Italian: ); la, Tragurium; Greek language, Ancient Greek: Τραγύριον, ''Tragyrion'' or Τραγούριον, '' ...

(today in

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). Muncimir took control of Croatia and ruled it independently of both

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and Byzantium as ''divino munere Croatorum dux'' ("with God's help, Duke of the Croats").Codex Diplomaticus Regni Croatiæ, Dalamatiæ et Slavoniæ, Vol I, p. 23 Duke Muncimir restored to the

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the lands that were taken away from it and given to the Bishopric of Nin by

. In his charter, in which he reinforces his father's decisions about church lands, for the first time we can see the organization of the duke's court. Also, for the first time, the royal seal (''anulo'') was mentioned. During his rule there was significant activity of the

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in the vicinity of his realm. In the late 9th century the Hungarians crossed the

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and entered the

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. They invaded northern Italy and also defeated Duke Braslav from the Duchy of Pannonia, endangering Croatia. During Muncimir's reign, the exiled Prince Petar Gojniković of the

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n House of Vlastimirović that stayed in Croatia returned to Rascia and seized power there. Prince Petar exiled his cousins who were pretenders to the Grand Princely throne: Pribislav,

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and Stefan; whom Muncimir received and put under his protection. De Administrando Imperio, XXXII. Of the Serbs and of the country they now dwell in He was succeeded by Tomislav, first king of Croatia. The family relationship between Muncimir and Tomislav is unknown; Tomislav was probably Muncimir's son.

Family

Muncimir was probably the third son of

Trpimir I Trpimir I (, la, Trepimerus/Trepimero) was a duke ( hr, knez) in Croatia from around 845 until his death in 864. He is considered the founder of the Trpimirović dynasty that ruled in Croatia, with interruptions, from around 845 until 1091. ...

and brother of Petar and Zdeslav, since in his charter dated to 892, in the time of his rule, Muncimir stated that "he returned to his fathers throne," which was usurped by

References

Trpimirović dynasty 9th-century births 910 deaths Year of birth unknown Dukes of Croatia Roman Catholic monarchs 10th-century Croatian monarchs {{Europe-royal-stub